DocumentCode
421891
Title
All-optical switching of spatial gap solitons
Author
Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution
Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
We propose a new approach to the soliton switching in periodic structures based on Bloch-wave filtering. We also demonstrate that mobility of gap solitons can be selectively enhanced or suppressed, allowing for precise control of the soliton dynamics.
Keywords
optical arrays; optical filters; optical solitons; optical switches; optical waveguides; periodic structures; Bloch-wave filtering; all-optical switching; gap solitons; periodic structures; soliton dynamics; soliton switching; spatial solitons; waveguide arrays;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-777-6
Type
conf
Filename
1361343
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